Catherine Elise Dumont: It is very important that older people of the world have the opportunity to speak about their lives and the necessity and obligation of having an International Convention.

Catherine Elise Dumont: It is very important that older people of the world have the opportunity to speak about their lives and the necessity and obligation of having an International Convention.

What follows is a special and exciting 10-part series… 'Age With Rights and Dignity' – 10 interviews in which we will hear from older and younger advocates from different corners of the world. These committed champions and advocates will share with us why they care about the rights of older persons, and what they are doing to help bring a new United Nations Convention on the rights of older persons into being – for you and me, no matter how old we are now!